Posted on 04/04/2014 12:48:19 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Careful, the global warming crowd will get the spiders on the endangered species list and then use that to shut down the evil auto industry.
Spider silk is just amazing stuff. Compared to a steel wire of the same thickness, spider web has a heavier breaking strength, is more flexible and lighter.
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